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Is Telegram really that bad and should i look more into it or is sticking to signal really the best option?

  • I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    Depends on your use case. Signal is definitely more privacy focused, but telegram has more people using it and is easier for people to use and understand. Telegram is very akin to Discord, in that all the data is stored somewhere you have no control over.

    • CocoLopez@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Also telegram is feature rich over signal. Son you have better user base and features in one hand versus e2e encryption by default on the other.

  • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    The problem with this question is your friends, if whatever you decide on isn’t something your friends have or are willing to get, then it’s not useful for you. Signal offers probably the best mix of adoption and security. It however misses a few notable features, for example the iOS client has no way to back up or restore your messages. I’m a big fan of matrix, which seems very extensible and has good security, but if you are in a sensitive application like an authoritarian country, it wouldn’t be my choice. All the messages are stored on the server and while they are encrypted it’s still not what I would use for a chat I never want to see in court.

    • theshatterstone54@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Okay, Now I want to ait down and learn hkw to use Matrix. Let me get this straight: It allows me to communicate with people on other apps such as discord and whatsapp? So does that mean I can just replace all my messaging with Matrix bridges?

  • ghariksforge@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    Unlike Signal, Telegram is a very realistic alternative to WhatsApp. It has almost a billion users and works really well.